Vocabulary Words and Allusions Flashcards
dainty (adj.)
delicately pretty
arrayed (v.)
displayed; arranged
manifold (adj.)
many and various
semblance (n.)
appearance
bowers (n.)
a shelter made with boughs/vines
laden (v./adj.)
heavily loaded; weighed down
strewn (v./adj.)
untidily scattered or spread
whos (pron.)
whoever
down (n.)
a soft covering
lo (interj.)
used to draw attention to something interesting or amazing
ungirt (adj.)
loose
raiment (n.)
clothing
propitious (adj.)
favorable; lucky
advent (n.)
the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event
Golgi and Idallium
ancient cities where Aphrodite was worshipped
Eryx
an ancient city and a mountain in the west of Sicily
Acheron
the river of woe; the lake of pain
Adonis
the mortal lover of Aphrodite; child of Myrrha and Syrian King Theias
Hours
the goddesses of the seasons (Horae)
Cypris
Aphrodite
Dione
a Titaness who was said to be the mother of Aphrodite
Berenice
the Egyptian Queen who hosted the Adonis Festival
Arsinoe
the mother of Berenice
Helen
Spartan Princess
